Army JCO dies after falling into gorge in Poonch
MENDHAR/JAMMU, Nov 22 (PTI): A junior commissioned officer of the Army lost his life after accidentally slipping into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday.
The subedar was leading a search party in the Seri Mastan area of Behramgalla Friday evening when he lost balance while negotiating a steep slope, and fell into the gorge, the officials said.
Army troops launched a rescue operation and found the junior commissioned officer (JCO) dead on the spot.
